Mounting system

ABSTRACT

A hinge is provided having two hinge portions which are pivotably connected. Each of the hinge portions has a free end provided with an abutment surface which is to be abutted against a window, door or the like and a frame or wall to which the window or door is to be mounted. Each of the abutment surfaces has a pair of vertically spaced bores extending inwardly therefrom, and a transverse bore extends between the vertically spaced bores and communicates with both of them. Connecting members are mounted in the door, window or the like on the one hand and in the frame or wall on the other hand, and are each received in one of the bores of the respectively associated hinge member. A wedge member is then driven into the transverse bore of the respective hinge member so as to wedgingly engage the connecting members located in the respectively vertically spaced bores and to establish a mounting in this manner.

[ July 17, 1973- MOUNTING SYSTEM Herbert Cleft, Ennepetal-Voerde, Germany [22] Filed: Oct. 7, 1971 [21] Appl. No.: 187,406

[75] Inventor:

[52] US. Cl. 16/158, 85/79 [51] Int. Cl. E05d 5/02 [58] Field of Search 16/158, 159, 149,

16/128 R; 287/203, 53 TK, 52.09, 52.08; 248/2205; 85/79, 7

[5 6] References Cited Primary Examiner-James T. McCall Assistant Examine rDoris L. Troutman AttorneyMichael S. Striker [57] ABSTRACT A hinge is provided having two hinge portions which are pivotably connected. Each of the hinge portions has a free end provided with an abutment surface which is to be abutted against a window, door or the like and a frame or wall to which the window or dooris to be mounted. Each of the abutment surfaces has a pair of vertically spaced bores extending inwardly therefrom, and a transverse bore extends between the vertically spaced bores and communicates with both of them. Connecting members are mounted in the door, window or the like on the one hand and in the frame or wall on the other hand, and are each received in one of the bores of the respectively associated hinge member. A wedge member is then driven into the transverse bore of the respective hinge member so as to wedgingly engage the connecting members located in the respectively vertically spaced bores and to establish a mounting in this manner.

6 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures 1 MOUNTING SYSTEM BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to a mounting system, and more particularly to a mounting system for doors, windows and similar elements which are to be hingedly mounted.

it is already known to provide mounting systems in which a door, window or the like is mounted on a frame, wall or the like by means of a hinge the hinge members of which are mounted to the frame or door (the two terms are to be read as including the possibility that instead of a frame a wall or similar structural element might be utilized, and instead of a door a window or other structural element might be used) by means of pairs of connectors provided in the frame and door and which enter into bores provided in the abutment surfaces of the hinge members with which the latter contact the frame and door, respectively. In one such construction the door or frame is provided with pairs of bores into which pins are inserted which are then displaced laterally in mutually opposite directions, in order to wedge them in slots which extend laterally from the respective bores. The hinge member is then pushed onto these pins and retains them in their laterally displaced condition. The force with which such a construction can be pressed against the frame or door, respectively, is not very significant, and consequently the construction is not particularly advantageous, especially because it permits the pins to have a certain amount of play with respect to the supporting elementthat is the door or frame-so that the connection thus established is not stable.

It is also known to provide a system of the type under discussion in which the surface of the element or elements to which the hinge is to be connected is provided with depressions in which the hinge member can be seated, thereby at least relieving the screws or pins connecting the hinge member with the element of some of the shear forces which would otherwise act upon them. However, such constructions are not suitable for certain applications, for instance if the hinge member is to be mounted to a tubular element.

According to another construction the base portion of a hinge member, that is the portion which contacts the supporting element, is extended through a cutout provided in the supporting element and the hinge member is retained by driving a wedge into the portion of the hinge member which is located at the reverse side of the supporting element. This evidently requires access to the reverse side of the supporting element, which of course is frequently not available.

Another prior-art construction provides for a hinge member to be provided with a pin or projection which extends into the interior of a tubular element to which it is to be mounted, and which is provided with a transverse tapped bore into which a screw is threaded in the interior of the tubular element and which screw engages a wedge profile located in this interior. The forces which act upon the screw under these circumstances when a load is exerted upon the hinge member, are highly disadvantageous and, in addition, it is very difficult to appropriately position the wedging profile in the interior of the tubular support element. These characteristics, combined with certain others of this construction, make the assembly of this prior-art system very difficult and time consuming.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is, accordingly, a general object of the present invention to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.

More particularly it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved mounting system of the type here under discussion which is not possessed of these disadvantages.

A concomitant object of the invention is to provide such an improved mounting system which can be readily assembled.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a mounting system which is relatively simple in its construction and therefore inexpensive to produce.

Still another. object of the invention is to provide such a mounting system which does not rely upon frictional forces acting at its interface with the elements to which it is mounted, for being retained in position, so that it is capable of withstanding even exceptionally strong loads.

In pursuance of the above objects, and of others which will become apparent hereafter, one feature of the invention resides in a mounting system which, briefly stated, comprises a pair of elements one of which is to be mounted to the other. An elongated mounting member has a free first end portion and a second end portion provided with an exposed abutment face for engagement with one of the elements. At least one first passage is provided, extending into the second end portion from this free abutment face, and at least one second passage extends into the second end portion transversely of the first passage and partially intersecting the same. A connector is fixed in the one element and has a portion received in the first passage, and a wedging member is tightly received in the second passage and wedgingly engages the connector when the second passage intersects the first passage. Finally, connecting means is provided connecting the first end portion with the other of the elements.

With this construction the individual mounting of the connector fixed in the element assures that the connector cannot move, and that the mounting member is retained against movement in so far as the positional stability of the connector is concerned. Advantageously, and according to a more specific embodiment of the invention, two of the connectors will be provided, extending into two vertically spaced first passages, with the second passage extending between the first passages and intersecting them both in part so that the wedging member contacts and wedges against both of the connectors. With such an arrangement the spacing of the connectors can be precisely coordinated with the spacing of the first passages and because the tolerances can be maintained within narrow limits, the connectors clearly prevent displacement of the mounting member with reference to the element to which it is connected. Also, because the connectors are fixedly connected with the element, the wedging member may be in form of a pin or the like which can be driven forcibly into the second passage so as to wedgingly engage the connectors with a force sufficient to retain the mounting member against loosening under all expected stresses. In addition, such wedging insertion and contact with the connectors not only provides for wedging engagement between the wedging member and the connectors, but also wedges the connectors against the surrounding material of the mounting member and thus serves for even more reliable and permenent retention.

The connectors may be in form of members which are anchored in the element-that is the frame, door or the like-in form of blind rivet nuts, or they may be constructed in other ways. However, this particular solution is especially advantageous because the mounting is very simple and there is no need for access into the interior or the reverse side of the element in which the connectors are to be anchored. Advantageously the connectors each have a base and a head flange which are received in the first passages and which further provide for securing against displacement of the mounting member along the surface of the element to which the mounting member is to be connected. Between these flanges there is space in which the wedging member can engage the respective connector. The wedging members themselves are advantageously in form of substantially cylindrical pins having wedge-like inclined surfaces which contact the faces of the head flanges of the two associated connectors, at the sides of these head flanges which face towards one another. However, other possibilities will also offer themselves readily to those skilled in the art. It will be appreciated that the configuration of the wedging members for instance can be other than cylindrical, for instance of rectangular cross-section, but this would generally involve a somewhat more difficult manufacturing procedure in terms of making the wedging members and also the passages for them.

The novel features which are considered as characteristic for the invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is in a somewhat simplified form a perspective view of a system according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a partially broken-away, partially sectioned top-plan view of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is a section taken on line III-III of FIG. 2.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Discussing now the drawing in detail it will be seen that there are provided in this embodiment two mounting or hinge members and 11 each of which is provided with a base portion or end portioh 12. The base portions 12 of both of the members 10 and 11 may be of identical configuration and from the base portion 12 of the member 10 there extends a shorter arm, whereas from the base portion 12 of the member 11 there extends a longer arm. The member 10 has a head 13 at the outer end of the shorter arm, and a similar head 14 is provided at the outer end of the longer arm of the member 11. The head 13 is provided with a joumalling sleeve preferably made of synthetic plastic material and having an annular bead 15, and a hinge pin 16 mounted on head 14 extends into this joumalling sleeve. The member 10 is connected in the illustrated embodiment to a door frame upright 17, whereas the member 11 is connected to a door 18.

The abutment faces on the base portions 12 of the members 10 and 11 are each provided with two first passages or bores 19 which extend inwardly from the respective abutment face and which in the mounted condition of the members 10 and 11 are vertically spaced. The abutment faces are identified with reference numeral 20.

Each of the base portions is further provided with a bore or second passage 21 which extends substantially parallel with the respective abutment face 20 and in the mounted position of the members 10 and 11 has a substantially horizontal orientation. The bores 21 each intersect in part the respective bores 19. At one end the bore 21 in each case is stepped, that is it has a smallerdiameter portion 23 through which a tool may be inserted for subsequently releasing and removing a wedging member 22 which is to be driven into the bore 21.

The wall 24 of each of the supporting elements, that is the upright 17 and the door 18, has mounted fixedly therein two pins 26 which are anchored in manner analogous to rivets by means of deformed or upset beads 27. The pins 26 each contact the outer side of the wall 24 with a base flange 28 and from this flange there extends a smaller-diameter portion 29 to a head flange 30 forming a supporting shoulder 31. If necessary or desired, supporting screws 32 may be inserted into the pins 26 which serve exclusively the purpose of acting as supporting and filler bodies.

Once the pins are mounted on the respective elements l7 and 18, which in the illustrated embodiment can be carried out with tools known from the mounting of rivets, by inserting them from the outer side into previously formed bores and then deforming them by exerting pull upon them with suitable means located at the reverse side of the wall 24 and which are drawn in outward direction by tension-exerting elements, all of which elements are known from the riveting art, to produce the beads 27. Once the pins 26 are thus mounted, the respective hinge member 10 or 11 is pushed onto each pair of pins. In so doing the hinge member is reliably and tightly guided because there is only relatively little clearance between the flanges 30 and the material surrounding the bores 19.

When the respective member 10 and 11 is thus in place, a wedging member 22 is driven into the respective bore 21, and the wedgingly configurated surface of the wedging member 22 contacts the adjacent zones of the shoulders 31 on the two pins 26, drawing the surface 20 of the respective hinge member with considerable force against the outer surface of the wall 24 of the respective elements 17 and 18. The thus established connection cannot become loosened even over a long period of time because the frictional forces acting between the respective wedging member 22 and the pins 26 are substantially higher than the axial forces resulting from the axially'directed component of the inclination ofthe wedge-shaped surface.

It is a substantial advantage of the construction according to the present invention that the means for mounting the members 10 and 11 are almost completely invisible after the mounting is completed, because the pins 26 are completely concealed and only the end portion of the respective wedging member 22 and the associated bore opening are visible. However, because the wedging members 22 and the bore therefor have only a small diameter, they are not unduly in evidence.

Of course, other possibilities will offer themselves to those skilled in the art, besides the exemplary embodiment which is illustrated herein. For instance, a single pin 26 can be utilized in conjuction with a wedging member, or a single pin and a guide member can be utilized in combination with one another. Also, two wedging members can be used for each of the hinge mem-,

bers and 11, but it is currently preferred to use only a single one which contacts two pins 26.

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of constructions differing from the types described above.

While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in a mounting system, it is not intended to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can be applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that from the standpoint of prior art fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention and, therefore, such adaptations should and are intended to be comprehended withinthe meaning and range of equivalence of the following claims.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended 1. In a mounting system, in combination, a pair of elements one of which is to be mounted to the other; an elongated mounting member having a free first end portion and a second end portion provided with an exposed abutment face for engagement with one of said elements; at least one first passage extending into said second end portion from said face; at least one second passage extending into said second end portion transversely of said first passage and partially intersecting the same; a connector fixed in said one element and having a portion received in said first passage; a wedging member tightly received in said second passage and wedgingly engaging said connector where said second passage intersects said first passage; connecting means connecting said first end portion with the other of said elements; an additional first passage spaced from and extending in at least substantial parallelism with said one first passage, said second passage extending between and intersecting both of said first passages; and an additional connector also fixed in said one element and having a portion received in said additional first passage in wedging engagement with said wedging member.

2. In a mounting system as defined in claim 1, wherein said first passages are vertically spaced from one another.

3. In a mounting system as defined in claim 1, wherein said connecting means comprises a further mounting member similar to the first-mentioned mounting member and also provided with said first and second passages, a pair of further connectors fixed in said other element and each in part received in said first passages of said further mounting member, a further wedging member received in said second passage of said futher mounting member in wedging engagement with said further connectors, and pivot means pivotally connecting the first end portions of said one and said further mounting member.

4. In a mounting system as defined in claim 3, wherein said wedging member and said further wedging member are configurated as substantially cylindrical pins each having at least one external surface portion which is inclined axially and radially outwardly of the respective pin.

5. In a mounting system as defined in claim 3, wherein said elements each have an inner and an outer side and are each provided with a pair of bores extending to the respective sides; and wherein said connectors are each received in one of said bores and each comprises a pair of beads of upset material which are located at and in retaining engagement with said inner and said outer side, respectively.

6. In a mounting system as defined in claim 3, wherein said connectors each have a head provided with a projecting rim located inthe respectively associated first passage, and wherein said wedging members each engage said rims at locations which face towards one another and at a side intermediate the respective rim and abutment face, whereby to exert a wedging action in a sense pressing the respective abutment face against the associated element. 

1. In a mounting system, in combination, a pair of elements one of which is to be mounted to the other; an elongated mounting member having a free first end portion and a second end portion provided with an exposed abutment face for engagement with one of said elements; at least one first passage extending into said second end portion from said face; at least one second passage extending into said second end portion transversely of said first passage and partially intersecting the same; a connector fixed in said one element and having a portion received in said first passage; a wedging member tightly received in said second passage and wedgingly engaging said connector where said second passage intersects said first passage; connecting means connecting said first end portion with the other of said elements; an additional first passage spaced from and extending in at least substantial parallelism with said one first passage, said second passage extending between and intersecting both of said first passages; and an additional connector also fixed in said one element and having a portion received in said additional first passage in wedging engagement with said wedging member.
 2. In a mounting system as defined in claim 1, wherein said first passages are vertically spaced from one another.
 3. In a mounting system as defined in claim 1, wherein said connecting means comprises a further mounting member similar to the first-mentioned mounting member and also provided with said first and second passages, a pair of further connectors fixed in said other element and each in part received in said first passages of said further mounting member, a further wedging member received in said second passage of said futher mounting member in wedging engagement with said further connectors, and pivot means pivotally connecting the first end portions of said one and said further mounting member.
 4. In a mounting system as defined in claim 3, wherein said wedging member and said further wedging member are configurated as substantially cylindrical pins each having at least one external surface portion which is inclined axially and radially outwardly of the respective pin.
 5. In a mounting system as defined in claim 3, wherein said elements each have an inner and an outer side and are each provided with a pair of bores extending to the respective sides; and wherein said connectors are each received in one of said bores and each comprises a pair of beads of upset material which are located at and in retaining engagement with said inner and said outer side, respectively.
 6. In a mounting system as defined in claim 3, wherein said connectors each have a head provided with a projecting rim located inthe respectively associated first passage, and wherein said wedging members each engage said rims at locations which face towards one another and at a side intermediate the respective rim and abutment face, whereby to exert a wedging action in a sense pressing the respective abutment face against the associated element. 